GD&TD – Central defender David Alaba’s knee joint is horribly deformed, causing him to miss the rest of the 2023-2024 season.
Real Madrid’s No. 1 midfielder was injured in the 4-1 win over Villarreal on December 18. He had to leave the field in the 35th minute, needing two people to help him… Images from the camera lens showed that midfielder Alaba’s knee joint was horribly deformed.
According to the diagnosis, Real Madrid’s pillar suffered a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. The Austrian player will have surgery in the coming days and will be out of action until the end of this season.
David Alaba suffered a horrific knee injury in Real Madrid’s 4-1 win over Villarreal. |
The Austrian star’s knee joint is horribly deformed. |
The injury forced David Alaba to miss the rest of the season. |
Real Madrid’s recent injuries have really given strategist Carlo Ancelotti a headache.
They lost goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois and fellow defender Eder Militao. Both Belgian players suffered cruciate ligament injuries and had to take a long break.
Real Madrid also cannot use Vinicius Jr, Aurelien Tchouameni and Eduardo Camavinga due to injuries.
The series of injuries took place in the context that Real Madrid was fighting on many fronts such as the Spanish Super Cup, La Liga or the Champions League.
Central defender Alaba, 31 years old, joined Real Madrid on a free transfer from Bayern Munich in 2021.
This time, Alaba scored 5 goals in 101 matches for Los Blancos, winning the La Liga championship and Champions League.
Previously, the Austrian star scored 33 goals in 431 matches for the Gray Tigers. Alaba has won 10 Bundesliga titles and two European championships in Germany.
He also had 105 caps for the Austrian team and scored 15 goals.